Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT148 S4 Q2 Explanation

Bell: Commentators in the media

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Stimulus

Bell: Commentators in the media are wrong to criticize the policies Klein implemented. Although her policies are unpopular, they avoided an impending catastrophe. Klein is just important decisions in the future.

Soltan: Klein's policies have been effective, but politics matters. In the future, important decisions will need to be made, and she will not have the political she should step down.

What this question is testing

Agree/Disagree

Your task

Break the argument into its conclusion and evidence, then do exactly what the question stem asks with that structure.

Common trap

Answers that sound relevant to the topic but don't connect to the argument's actual reasoning.

Winning move

Predict what a right answer must do, then test each choice against the conclusion-evidence gap.

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The question
2.

Bell and Soltan disagree with each other about which one of

Answer choices

  1. Both Agree1% picked this

    Klein's policies have been

    Soltan states this. Bell states that Klein's policies avoided an impending catastrophe.

  2. Nobody Disagrees1% picked this

    Klein's policies are

    Bell states this. Soltan never disagrees. In fact, by stating that "politics matters" and that Klein will not have the political support to make important decisions, Soltan appears to be agreeing with Bell.

  3. Correct97% picked this

    Klein should step

    Why this is right

    Soltan states this. Bell disagrees, saying Klein "is just the person we need making important decisions in the future."

    Skill tested: Agree/Disagree · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

  4. Both Agree1% picked this

    There are important decisions to be made in

    Soltan states this, and Bell talks about Klein making important decisions in the future.

  5. Nobody Disagrees0% picked this

    Klein's policies were implemented in the face of an

    Bell states that Klein's policies "avoided an impending catastrophe." Soltan never disputes this.

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